I was getting ready to plunk down the change for the Dynavin N6 when today Pioneer announces their appRadio 4 and NEX series receivers are now carplay compatible with a firmware update just released. Their site is getting hammered so it's wicked slow but I may have a better option now. Even though it doesn't quite match the OEM look, it's something I can have professionally installed. the local shop installed my wife's system and it looks awesome.

Anyone with experience having a Pioneer unit installed? Does anything need to be cut out of the dash? I'm off to do some forum searches.

So I may not have joined the coolant leak club, but I did get a SES light this morning. I checked and reset it with my plx kiwi wifi and REV software on my iphone

the code was P1092 with 5 incomplete monitors:

Catalyst monitor
Evap system monitor
Secondary air system monitor
O2 sensor
O2 sensor heater

that's all the info I have right now. Cleared, it is still getting the rediness monitors and pending code (which I assume will turn on the SES again soon).

Right now there's no time for me to troubleshoot myself, so I will get it in for service. I still like to have a clue when I'm talking with them. The monitors lead me to believe its the O2 sensor.

Could be Pre cat 02 sensor. Could also be a vacuum leak or a problem with a fuel injector. If the 02 sensors haven't been replaced in 60,000 miles or more that pushes the 02 sensor up on the list but I would check for vacuum leak and add some fuel injection cleaner to a tank of gas before replacing the pre cat 02 sensor.

The O2 sensor was most likely not replaced yet, and I know the car sat for months before I bought it so these "bugs" are bound to show up. I will post back when I know the resolution!

I have a 2004 X5 4.4i. I'm looking at the Pioneer also. I think Dynavin is okay, but it's pretty expensive. With the actual AppRadio 4, you can save at least $100. I don't need to pay for nav when it comes with my iPhone.

http://www.pioneerelectronics.com/St...Play_large.jpg

It seems to be a lot more refined, yet simple. It works with Android too, but the Apple CarPlay setup is crazy good.

I'd scratch the appradio and go with the avant-2 then. The appradio just won't look at home in the X5s dash.

Seems like just as quickly as I joined the club, I'm forced to leave it. I recently totaled my X5 thanks to a deer. First time ever that I have hit one, but fortunately both myself and my 2 year old son are perfectly fine.

Now that I'm driving "something else" (does it really matter what?) I miss the feel of the X5.

On the plus side, I managed to scavenge my Dynavin head unit and mounting brackets, so if anyone is interested in it, I'd like to make a little bit of my N6 investment back. It's not going to have the CAN interface, BT mic, antenna extension or wiring harness though. but those can probably be purchased separately from JT.

So sad to hear that such a low mileage X is totaled. Glad that you and your son are o.k. That's one of the strong point of owning a X.

PM'd about dynavin ..

Daddy killed Bambi
 

Sorry to learn of your "Deer event" but happy to hear that all is OK with the humans involved. Cook that bastard if he/she is still on the scene.